When you apply you have the option of nominating a preference for two Colleges. We hope you will consider Sidney as one of your choices.

The next Cambridge Postgraduate Open Day will take place on Friday 3 November 2017. Please check back here soon for further details about what will be taking place at Sidney Sussex.

Facilities

Sidney has many on-site facilities including a newly refurbished gym, a squash court, spectacular wooden chapel, music room, library, common rooms, College Bar, sports ground (shared with St. John’s College), boat club and plentiful computing facilities. Dining is held in a beautiful hall, and is open for three meals a day throughout term with formal dining three nights a week. Graduates have their own Common Room (known as the Middle Combination Room or ‘MCR’) which is well-equipped with hi-fi, TV, games consoles and a coffee machine. The MCR is due to relocate to a larger venue with improved facilities by the start of the next academic year.

MCR

The College’s graduates form the ‘MCR’, a relatively small, diverse community that enjoys close and friendly ties between the Fellowship and the undergraduates. The active MCR committee arranges a wide range of social events to suit all tastes, including formal dinners, exchanges with other Cambridge colleges, punting trips, film nights, whisky night, garden croquet match and summer Garden Party. There is a popular seminar series that gives students the opportunity to present their research to Fellows and other students. Many students row in the boat club, or join College sports teams that consist of graduates and undergraduates. You are free to participate in all these activities, as much or as little as your studies permit!

Accommodation

Accommodation is normally available to graduates in their first year. This is most likely to be in one of the college's graduate houses that are situated in various locations throughout the city (e.g. Park Parade, Elizabeth Way, St Paul’s Road). These houses consist of a number of rooms with shared bathroom and kitchens. The College also has 6 flats for couples located around the city, but unfortunately no accommodation that is suitable for students with children. There is a limited amount of accommodation available for subsequent years, through the continuing graduate ballot.

The College regularly offers a number of studentships and bursaries, which are mostly open to outside applicants as well as College members. There is also a number of graduate student funds available for current students. For example, graduates engaged in research degrees may apply for grants to assist with research expenses and hardship funds that provide financial assistance should unforeseen difficult circumstances arise.